Ferreir Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Suriname

Ferreir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferreir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2771:772,83228,098
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Ferreir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ferreir Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ferreir occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferreir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 853,416th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ferreir reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 87 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 772,832. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside and Bahia, where 9 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ferreir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ferreir surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Ferreir earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.42% more than the national average, earning $71,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferreire93180/
Ferreiar938/
Ferreirz936/
Ferreirt935/
Ferreird932/
Ferreier931/
Fearreir931/
Ferrer92333,663/
Ferrir9217/
Fereir925/
Ferreiere881/
Ferrier8621,058/
Ferrere861,798/
Ferraer86235/
Pferrer86130/
Fereire86103/
Ferrrer8627/
Ferreer8621/
Feirrer8619/
Ferrire8610/
Ferrerr868/
Ferrair867/
Ferrior866/
Fierrer866/
Feerrer866/
Ferrerd863/
Ferroir863/
Fearrer861/
Ferrear861/
Foerrer861/
Feurrer861/
Ferrert861/
Ferreur861/
Ferir83151/
Ferreirová823/
Ferreirova821/
Ferreyre806/
Ferrijer803/
Ferreyar802/
Ferrierr801/
Ferraire801/
Ferrerre801/
D'Ferrer801/
Pfierrer800/
Farrer776,900/
Forrer773,980/
Feurer771,995/
Ferrar771,270/
Feyrer771,082/
Fehrer77885/
Fearer77281/
Ferere77221/
Feerer77199/
Ferare7777/
Ferire7767/
Férrer7731/
Firrer7721/
Fejrer779/
Verrer778/
Fererr776/
Farrir774/
Ferryr774/
Ferrér773/
Fyrrer773/
Ferair772/
Förrer772/
Foreir771/
Färrer771/
Feryre771/
Firrir771/
Vereir770/
Ferrerová755/
Pherreyir755/
Verrier718,653/
Ferrare711,067/
Pfarrer71407/
Ferrard71325/
Fereyre71317/
Feerrar71143/
Feehrer71140/
Fairrer7114/
Feuhrer7114/
Ferrère7114/
Ferraur7113/
Ferarre712/
Fettrer711/
Pherrir711/
Ferrarr711/
Fharrer711/
Feihrer711/
Fahrrer711/
Forre'r711/
Ferrarz711/
Ferrarï711/
Fererre711/
Feroure711/
Ferrart711/
Ferirre710/
Fierrar710/
Farroir710/
Ferer67616/
Ferar67481/
Verir67292/
Forir67259/
Feryr6734/
Vorreier6725/
Farir6717/
Vorreihr677/
Férir676/
Farrehrr674/
Ferirova673/
Frejr672/
Fairrior671/
Ferayare671/
Ferrhart671/
Ferrarre671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferreir
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